[Photo credit: Larry Laverty]
What's this? Every day this spring when the sun is shining, this little bird of unknown parentage appears to preen and admire itself in this car's rear-view mirror. The Metro distribution area is full of lots of fun if you watch for it!
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Fire Prevention Tips
Oakland Fire Department, Communications Division
The heat of summer is not the time for homeowners to start thinking about clearing around their property. Now is the time!

"We Are Not A Frill!"
Oakland Libraries Buoyed Public Support in City Budget Battles
By Ellen GriffinFree public lending libraries are as American as jazz and baseball. They serve as windows toliteracy and offer us more than, in the words of

MAGIC Awards
Harry Hamilton
Do you know someone who deserves $10,000, no strings attached?The Avant! Foundation is seeking individuals whose good works have benefited their communities.

Onions & Orchids
Peter Bond
Dear readers: This writer does search for individuals and businesses worthy of inclusion in this column, but he relies mostly on input from others.

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Dimond Park Recreation Center
By Meredith FlorianEntering the park surrounding the recreation center, I had an image, a sweet moment of d?j? vu a summer in the sixties, riding my metal-wheele...

Local Metro Residents Receive Street Safe Kids Community Service Awards
Don Marx, Executive Director
On Saturday, March 22, Street Safe Kids of Oakland honored Dimond, Bret Harte, and Laurel District residents with community-service awards at the Imani Church on

Countdown Signal in Dimond
Hoang Banh
On April 7, Councilmember Jean Quan held a ceremony in honor of the new countdown signals at the intersection of Fruitvale Ave. and MacArthur Blvd.These signal

Local Scholar Talks to Students in Syria
Ivan Arg?elles
On March 12, Oakland native Sean Foley delivered a talk on "The Influence of Muslims on American History Before 1800" to a packed room of students at the